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As part of the Day of the Flemish Community (11 July) the Government of Flanders organized a luncheon for the diplomatic corps in Brussels. The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels congratulated Deputy Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Flemish Minister of Economy, Innovation, Work, Social Economy and Agriculture Hilde Crevits for her nomination as National Convenor for the United Nations Food System Summit.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility to natural disasters, limited resources and dependence on international trade, in addition to a common aspiration for sustainable development, improved living standards and the remediation of gender inequalities

On Tuesday, 22 June 2021, the last webinar in the “Community Engagement Days” series, entitled "Community Engagement for Collective Action," was held via zoom. The series, which was organized by the Dimitra Clubs Team of FAO with the support of Resource Partners contributing

España, principalmente a través de la Agencia Española de cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, ha sido un firme aliado en todos los aspectos del trabajo de la FAO. El último Informe FAO + España resalta la cooperación entre la FAO y España en los últimos diez años, principalmente en el sector de la pesca y en la promoción de políticas que garantizan el derecho a la alimentación, la protección de los recursos fitogenéticos y la mejora de la seguridad alimentaria. El compromiso de España queda reflejado en

On Tuesday, 8 June 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism held its first Resource Partners Consultation of the year. Resource Partners represented at the meeting included: Belgium, Flanders, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The Consultation began with opening remarks from Mr Alexander Jones

FAO had a strong presence at the 2021 European Development Days (EDD21), the European Commission-led annual forum dedicated to the most pressing challenges in international development. The forum brings together the development community to share ideas and inspire solutions to achieve a sustainable future. As a strategic partner of the EU, FAO gathered leaders and experts to support the challenges of tackling biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) acoge con agrado una contribución de 22,4 millones de CAD (17,7 millones de USD) del Canadá para impulsar la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida de las comunidades vulnerables -en especial de las mujeres, los jóvenes y los pueblos indígenas- resentidas por los efectos de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID‑19) en nueve países de África y América Latina.

On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, the fourth of five webinars in the “Community Engagement Days” series was held via zoom. Organized by the Dimitra Clubs Team of FAO with the support of Resource Partners for the

On 30 April 2021, New Zealand, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), officially signed an agreement to contribute funds to the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM).